Scientific evidence on the links between periodontal diseases and diabetes: Consensus report and guidelines of the joint workshop on periodontal diseases and diabetes by the International diabetes Federation and the European Federation of Periodontology

Abstract

The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) report consensus guidelines for physicians, oral healthcare professionals and patients to improve early diagnosis, prevention and comanagement of diabetes and periodontitis.

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“…While a shift in patients' attitudes is beginning to take effect, additional support is needed to motivate patient collaboration and it is in this context that videos could be a valuable and relatively effortless instrument for helping patients to self-manage their diabetes [21,[25][26][27][28]. Moreover, it has been shown that increasing patients' knowledge of the risk factors to which they are subject can lead to better clinical outcomes [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. The information displayed on the oral healthcare videos is incomplete, therefore there is a need of an intervention from healthcare professionals.…”

“…Patients with badly-managed diabetes are at risk from a range of oral diseases including oral infection, saliva dysfunction, periodontitis, and caries, which may lead to dental loss [14][15][16][17][18].…”

“…Recent research has show that diabetes and periodontal disease have a bi-directional relationship, which means that diabetes increases the risk of periodontal disease, which in turn compromises glycemic control [12][13][14][15][16]. Moreover, research has shown that periodontal treatment has beneficial effects on glycemic control, leading to reductions in glycosylated (HbA1C) that vary between 0.3% and 0.7% [10][11][12][13]16].…”

“…Periodontal disease is often cited as diabetes' sixth complication [12,16]. Recent research has show that diabetes and periodontal disease have a bi-directional relationship, which means that diabetes increases the risk of periodontal disease, which in turn compromises glycemic control [12][13][14][15][16].…”

“…Diabetics are more likely to present poor oral health and may suffer a range of oral complications such as periodontal disease (affecting the gums), reduced or absent saliva, dental caries, oral candidiasis, or burning mouth syndrome (chronic oral pain) [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18].…”